This Week in Google 640: That Bret Taylor? - a podcast by TWiT

• @Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter.


• Who is Parag Agrawal?


• Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model?


• Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent.


• Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block.


• Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool.


• Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525.


• Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter.


• Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels.


• PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch.


• Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider.


• AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services.


• Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud.


• AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win.


• Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running.


• Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court.


• U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy.


• Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law.


• Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff.


• Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021.


• Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs.


• Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV.


• Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more.


• 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed.


• 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer.


• 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit.


• Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened.


• New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media.


• Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods.


• Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective.


• Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company.


• The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk.


• Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85.

Picks:

• Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar


• Jeff - Mobile phone museum


• Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell


• Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss


• Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur


• Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts

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